After years of neglect, the Pinji lake on the outskirts of Ranipet town will soon get a new lease of life as the workers in the Ranipet municipality commenced the second phase of the rejuvenation work of the waterbody on Wednesday.
Accompanied by Collector S. Valarmathi, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R. Gandhi launched the second phase of the initiative in the industrial town. The work will be done at a cost of ₹2 crore with technical support from the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), a Chennai-based NGO.